Recite fluently and smirk back at cricket side (4,3)
I believe the answer is:
reel off
'recite fluently' is the definition.
'reel off' can be an answer for 'recite' (reeling off is a kind of reciting). I'm not sure about the 'fluently' bit.
'smirk back at cricket side' is the wordplay.
'smirk back' becomes 'reel' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'at' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'cricket side' becomes 'off'.
'reel'+'off'='REEL OFF'
'and' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for reel off that I've seen before include "Announce with speed and fluency" , "Quickly pronounce" , "Recite by heart" , "Effortlessly recite" , "Speak very rapidly" .)